The Impact of Event Scale--Revised: a quick measure of a patient's response to trauma.
A person may suffer debilitating anxiety and other physical and psychological symptoms without recognizing that they're a response to a traumatic event. And older adults in particular may be reluctant to admit to experiencing such symptoms. The Impact of Event Scale--Revised (IES-R) is an easy-to-administer questionnaire used to evaluate the degree of distress a patient feels in response to trauma. It provides a structured way for a patient to communicate distress when she or he may not have the words to do so. For a free online video showing nurses using the IES-R with an older patient, go to http://links.lww.com/A316.
Hyer
Kathryn
K
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA. khyer@cas.usf.edu
Brown
Lisa M
LM
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*